The Harold Varmus Papers

Title:

Letter from Donna E. Shalala to U.S. Representative Jay Dickey

Description:

Shalala responded to Dickey's letter of 2/11/99, explaining how NIH intends to ensure that any funded stem cell research
will be consistent with existing laws against funding human embryo research; she noted that stem cells are not "organisms"
and are not covered by the law re: embryos.